Calderón ([kaldeˈɾon]) is a Spanish occupational surname. It is derived from the Vulgar Latin "caldaria" ("cauldron") and refers to the occupation of tinker.
Calderón may refer to:
Alberto Calderón, Argentine mathematician
Bernardo Calderón Cabrera, Mexican architect
Cleofé Calderón, Argentine botanist
Diego de Landa Calderón, an early Bishop in the Yucatán
Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico
Felipe G. Calderón, Filipino constitutionalist
Francisco García Calderón Landa, President of Peru in 1881
Francisco García Calderón Rey, Peruvian writer and diplomat, representative at the Evian Conference in 1938
Iñigo Calderón, Spanish footballer playing at Brighton & Hove Albion
Iván Calderón (boxer), Puerto Rican boxer
Iván Calderón (baseball), Puerto Rican baseball player
Jorge Calderón, long-time musical collaborator with Warren Zevon
José Calderón (basketball), Spanish basketball player
José Luis Calderón, Argentine footballer
José Luis Calderón Cabrera, Mexican architect
José Manuel Calderón (musician), Dominican singer, songwriter and musician
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, President of Colombia
María Calderón, Spanish actor
Mercedes Calderón, Cuban volleyball player
Paco Calderón, Mexican political cartoonist
Paul Calderón, American actor
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish dramatist
Philip Hermogenes Calderon, British painter of Spanish origin
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, president of Costa Rica from 1940 to 1944
Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, president of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994; son of the above
Ramón Calderón, former Real Madrid president
Ronald Calderon or Charles M. Calderon, brothers and concurrent California politicians
Ruth Calderon Israeli scholar and politician
Serafín Estébanez Calderón, Spanish author (1799–1867)
Sila María Calderón, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (2000–2004)
Tego Calderón, Puerto Rican rapper
